National Geographic is set to air a new three‑part documentary, Chilean Mine Rescue: Race Against Time, on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. EDT, with streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. The series revisits the dramatic 2010 rescue of 33 miners who were trapped nearly half a mile underground after the San José copper‑gold mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

What the series covers

The program chronicles the 69‑day effort that began on Aug. 5, 2010, when a drill finally breached the miners’ emergency shelter after 17 days of presumed death. Over the next 52 days, Chilean engineers and an international rescue team worked tirelessly to bring the men to the surface. The series includes interviews with survivors, their families, and rescuers, as well as six of the miners’ first international documentary appearances.

Never‑seen footage

Viewers will see rare video captured on the trapped miners’ cell phones, offering a personal glimpse of life deep underground. Jeff Kofman, ABC’s International Correspondent at the time, appears in the series as the first foreign journalist on the scene.

Production and distribution

The documentary is produced by the Emmy‑winning team at Blast Films and is part of National Geographic’s “Race Against Time” franchise, which previously covered events such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Walt Disney Company, parent of National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu, will distribute the series.

When the rescue capsule first emerged, an estimated one billion people worldwide watched, marking a historic moment of global hope. This new series aims to preserve that story for future generations.

Original reporting: Brookhaven News – ABC7 New York — read the source article.